SVG file extension. How to open and convert files with SVG file suffix

Files with svg extension are used by the Microsoft Word program. An svg file stores glossary backup.

There are 5 other file types using
the SVG file extension!

.svg - XML based scalable vector graphics format [common]

.svg - Saved game data

.svg - Active Backup Expert project

.svg - SuperView Graphic bitmap

.svg - SVG fonts format

SVG file extension - Microsoft Word glossary backup

What is svg file? How to open svg files?

File type specification:

Backup file type

svg file icon:

The svg file extension is associated with Microsoft Word, a powerful authoring program that gives you the ability to create and share documents by combining a comprehensive set of writing tools with the easy-to-use Microsoft Office Fluent user interface, which is part of Microsoft Office.

The svg files were used in some versions of Microsoft Word for backups of their glossary files.

The gly file extension was used for glossary files in some versions of Microsoft Word. Its possible that the .svg files are its backup.

This svg file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.

This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.

Updated: April 19, 2024

The default software associated to open svg file:

Microsoft Word

Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Word offers powerful word processing and text editor features that allow users to easily create documents. Almost every, if not every, computer user knows .doc and .docx Word documents.

Help how to open:

This file type is not meant to be opened directly, there is no software that could open and work with it directly, or there is no information available in public sources about opening this file type. This is usually the case of some internal data files, caches, temporary files etc.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .svg file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.

List of recommended software applications associated to the .svg file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open svg file, edit svg file, convert svg file, view svg file, play svg file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Unspecified and all other actions for computer programs working with svg file - Microsoft Word glossary backup

Click on the software link for more information about Microsoft Word. Microsoft Word uses svg file type for its internal purposes and/or also by different way than common edit or open file actions (eg. to install/execute/support an application itself, to store application or user data, configure program etc.).

Microsoft Windows:

Microsoft Word

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